Below you will find example sentences with "alan sugar". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Alan Sugar in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 8
  • Discovered as a combination around: alan
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.6 words

Words in this phrase

alan sugar

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • alan can mean: Alternative form of alaunt. Frequent word
  • sugar can mean: Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

1968 by alan sugar at the 1× 2018 headline alan sugar in race 1× arch nemesis alan sugar on the 1× by lord alan sugar 1× grilled by alan sugar s hard 1× if alan sugar is the 1× investors or alan sugar to start 1× lord alan sugar has written 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amstrad was founded 1× if alan sugar 1× in 2018 you 1× in last night 1× lord alan sugar 1× since departing the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a triple firing 1× in mere seconds 1× lord alan sugar 1× michael sugar trading 1× on social media 1× on the show 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

show 3× 2018 2× lord 2× used 2× business 2× man 1× referred 1× headline 1× race 1× storm 1× tweet 1× compared 1×

Related phrases

blood sugar brown sugar sugar beet sugar cane sugar industry sugar levels alan parsons alan moore alan shearer alan wake

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around alan:

alan parsons 7× alan moore 5× alan shearer 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

alan shearer alan parsons alan moore alabama department akshay kumar ajay kumar

Just after it in the phrase index:

alan wake alarm bells alaska airlines alaska native alberta government alberta health

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

alan parsons alan moore alan shearer alan wake

Same ending:

blood sugar brown sugar

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "alan sugar" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1968 by alan sugar at the, 2018 headline alan sugar in race, show, 2018 and lord stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with blood sugar, brown sugar, sugar beet, alan parsons, alan moore and alan shearer, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with alan sugar

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He's even had his arch nemesis Alan Sugar on the show. (12 words)

In 2018 you don't need a business model, investors or Alan Sugar to start a business. (17 words)

Amstrad was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

If Alan Sugar is the man referred to in the 2018 headline “Alan Sugar in race storm after tweet compared Senegal footballers to ‘beach salesman in Marbella’” then yes, I’m referring to Alan Sugar. (35 words)

In last night’s show, the 35-year-old – who owns The Dollshouse Salon in Central - was among five candidates grilled by Alan Sugar’s hard-nosed advisors which resulted in a triple firing. (34 words)

He’s since used Sir Alan Sugar’s money wisely, having launched this clever gadget that will get your beauty brushes spick and span in mere seconds. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

If Alan Sugar is the man referred to in the 2018 headline “Alan Sugar in race storm after tweet compared Senegal footballers to ‘beach salesman in Marbella’” then yes, I’m referring to Alan Sugar.

Amstrad was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

In last night’s show, the 35-year-old – who owns The Dollshouse Salon in Central - was among five candidates grilled by Alan Sugar’s hard-nosed advisors which resulted in a triple firing.

Lord Alan Sugar has written a message to Tetris film writer Noah Pink asking to contact him about an “exciting movie project” on social media.

He’s since used Sir Alan Sugar’s money wisely, having launched this clever gadget that will get your beauty brushes spick and span in mere seconds.

He's even had his arch nemesis Alan Sugar on the show.

In 2018 you don't need a business model, investors or Alan Sugar to start a business.

Since departing the show, Totton used her £250,000 investment to open a cosmetic surgery clinic in Moorgate, co-owned by Lord Alan Sugar.